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Men work on the semi-finished BT-13's at Vultee Aircraft Plant in United States.
Semi-finished BT-13's inside the Vultee Aircraft Plant in United States. A welder at work on engine mount. Riveters at work. Line of BT-13's. Men work under wing of BT-13. Row of wings of BT-13's. Man works on tail wheel of BT-13.
History of 1st Infantry Division, or Big Red One, focusing on deployment and action during Operation Torch in North Africa
Colonel William Wilson Quinn introduces an episode of "The Big Picture" that tells about the history of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States, called the "Big Red One." We see the boots and the shoes that 1st Infantry soldiers wore beginning with the Revolutionary War, through the Civil War, the First World War and the Second World War. Recruits are shown in training during World War 2 before deploying overseas in Operation Torch and the invasion of North Africa. Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, General Terry Allen, is seen during the Division's deployment to North Africa in World War II. Soldiers relaxing aboard troop ship. Naval barrage at night followed by amphibious assault on coast of Algeria. Animation shows the target areas of the division as they capture Oran. German counter attack is seen with bombers, tanks (including brief view of a German Tiger I tank), and artillery. American soldier standing with rifles shooting at low-flying German aircraft that are bombing their position. Scenes of German and American gun crews firing. Nazi German General Rommel seen in his staff car. Animation shows route of the Division with others towards the North. Heavy nighttime gunfire is seen. American soldiers meet and greet British troops of General Montgomery's 8th Army.
Introduction to the Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft.
Documentary titled 'Introduction to the P-39'. Trainee pilots look at a Bell P-39 Aircobra pursuit aircraft in flight. It lands on an airstrip. The pilot emerges from the cockpit. The pilot talks to new P-39 pilots about the specification and capabilities of the P-39. Guns on the nose and wings of the plane. P-39 in flight. The guns triggered and fired. (World War II period).
Cockpit controls of a Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft check before take off.
A Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft in flight. Pilot debriefs the trainee pilots about the maneuverability of the P-39. A trainee Pilot prepares to enter a P-39 taxi on airstrip. Parachute straps. Cockpit view of the P-39. Aircraft's rudder, pedals, elevators, brakes, shoulder straps, emergency release handle, radio control, transmitter, and receiver check before take off. Landing gear switch, guns switches and propeller controls also check.
Fuel controls of a Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft check before take off.
Propeller of a Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft. Cockpit view of a P-39. Propeller and fuel controls operate. Animation shows the flow of fuel inside a P-39 aircraft. Pictorial view of the P-39's reserve fuel tank. A belly fuel tank attach beneath the P-39's fuselage.
Cockpit controls of a Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft check and manipulate for taxi
Cockpit controls of a Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft check and manipulate for taxi. Several tachometers inside the cockpit shown. The plane takes a run on the runway, landing gear retracted and it takes off.